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Catalonia wine quiz
Catalonia is a wine region in north-east Spain on the Mediterranean coast, home of Cava sparkling wine and of Priorat, one of only two Spanish appellations with the top DOQ/DOCa rank. Its key grapes are Xarel·lo, Macabeo and Parellada for whites and Garnacha and Cariñena for reds. The questions below cover the 6 Catalonia wines in WineGuessr: where they are, how they are classified and which grapes make them.
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1. In which village or town is Cava?
Options: Gandesa · Gratallops · Falset · Sant Sadurní d'Anoia
Answer: Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Cava is in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, in Catalonia, Spain. About 95% of Cava comes from Penedès.
2. Which grape is Cava mainly made from?
Options: Macabeo · Chasselas · Viognier · Glera
Answer: Macabeo. Cava is made from Macabeo, Xarel·lo and Parellada.
3. In which village or town is L'Ermita?
Options: Gratallops · Vilafranca del Penedès · Sant Sadurní d'Anoia · Falset
Answer: Gratallops. L'Ermita is in Gratallops, in Catalonia, Spain. Old-vine Garnacha on slate above Gratallops.
4. Which appellation does L'Ermita belong to?
Options: Cava · Terra Alta · Penedès · Priorat
Answer: Priorat. L'Ermita is in the Priorat appellation, in Gratallops, in Catalonia, Spain.
5. Which grape is L'Ermita mainly made from?
Options: Zinfandel · Mourvèdre · Carmenère · Grenache
Answer: Grenache. L'Ermita is made from Garnacha and Cariñena.
6. In which village or town is Montsant?
Options: Sant Sadurní d'Anoia · Vilafranca del Penedès · Falset · Gratallops
Answer: Falset. Montsant is in Falset, in Catalonia, Spain. Wraps around Priorat.
7. Which grape is Montsant mainly made from?
Options: Merlot · Barbera · Grenache · Syrah
Answer: Grenache. Montsant is made from Garnacha and Cariñena.
8. In which village or town is Penedès?
Options: Sant Sadurní d'Anoia · Gratallops · Vilafranca del Penedès · Gandesa
Answer: Vilafranca del Penedès. Penedès is in Vilafranca del Penedès, in Catalonia, Spain. First appellation with fully organic production (2025).
9. In which village or town is Priorat?
Options: Falset · Vilafranca del Penedès · Gratallops · Gandesa
Answer: Gratallops. Priorat is in Gratallops, in Catalonia, Spain. Black slate soils called llicorella.
10. Which grape is Priorat mainly made from?
Options: Grenache · Blaufränkisch · Pinotage · Merlot
Answer: Grenache. Priorat is made from Garnacha and Cariñena.
11. In which village or town is Terra Alta?
Options: Gratallops · Falset · Vilafranca del Penedès · Gandesa
Answer: Gandesa. Terra Alta is in Gandesa, in Catalonia, Spain. Modernist cooperative 'wine cathedrals'.
12. Which grape is Terra Alta mainly made from?
Options: Garnacha Blanca · Gewurztraminer · Palomino · Pinot Gris
Answer: Garnacha Blanca. Terra Alta is made from Garnacha Blanca and Garnacha.